Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | A Chance for Balance?

As the California primary election draws near (June 2) there is increasing speculation that the result will be two Republican candidates for governor come November. Depending on party affiliation the

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Rob Kerchner | A Head Fake from the Left

Have you heard? The latest trend on the American left is to imply that Donald Trump’s war in Iran has echoes of Putin’s war in Ukraine. It’s a great feint

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Andreas Farmakalidis | LA Has a Failure Problem

In Los Angeles, failure has become a funding strategy. Streetlights don’t work? Raise taxes. Crime increases? Raise taxes. Businesses leave? Raise fees. It’s the same cycle — over and over

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Rick Barker | On Citizenship

When someone applies for and obtains legal citizenship in the U.S., they must make the following pledge called the Oath of Allegiance. Renunciation of Foreign Allegiance: “I hereby declare, on

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Arthur Saginian | The Ideology Virus

I’d like to congratulate Mihran Kalaydjian for submitting such a well-written letter (Feb. 20) regarding the mayoral race for the city of Los Angeles. He speaks of current L.A. Mayor

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Roger Ickes | Is STEM for All COC Students?

I just read the article (March 26) about the College of the Canyons STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) open house (for Black students) that was held recently. Can anyone

Gary Horton

Gary Horton | AI Doesn’t Know Baseball

In this age of casual presidential threats hinting not subtly at nuclear destruction, you may feel a little terror of your own. We live in strange times. A little levity

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Dennis Fuerst | Name the Suspects

I have been a constant reader of The Mighty Signal since moving to Valencia/Santa Clarita over 50 years ago. While I enjoy — and learn from — many Signal articles,

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Gerald Staack | Balcony Solar Panels?

I see that (some) electric energy companies are promoting ways to help us conserve electricity. I assume it’s to reduce the strain on consumer pocketbooks as well as the strain

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Brian McMahon | Proud Day for the SCV

As a resident who was born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, I have seen our community grow and evolve in many ways over the years. However, having recently

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Governor’s Race a Game of Chicken

Political media habitually use “race” to describe contests for public office. However the word implies movement and therefore would be inaccurate if applied to this year’s election of a new

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Easter and Ethics

By David Hegg Back in the 1960s, Joseph Fletcher, an Episcopal clergyman, proposed a new approach to ethics. Built on the assertion that love is the only absolute, Fletcher declared